Nexus S Android 2.3.6 update

From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)10 Oct 2011 23:44
To: ANT_THOMAS 15 of 20
Oh, no - it only gave me one alternative (which I tried to select and it ignored me).

I'm not sure how much people care, but for the sake of clarity in case anyone does...

Google Maps gives me three out of four possible routes - with the choice of which ones changing for no obvious reasons (if I move the start position just a few feet, it may or not switch between SW and W options)

Those routes being:
S = A23/M23 -> M25 J7 -> J10 / A3 Southbound (32.5 miles, 50 mins)
SE = A22 -> M25 J6 -> J10 / A3 Southbound (35.8 miles, 55 mins)
SW = B2032/A217 -> M25 J8 -> J10 / A3 Southbound (32.3 miles, 57 mins)
W = A232 -> A240 -> A3 Soundbound (28.3 miles, 57 minutes)

Google Navigation gave me S and SE initially, then I got in the car and it gave me S and SW, but when trying to select SW it still made me go S.

On the way back, it gave me choice of reversed equivalents of W or S routes, claiming they were both about the same time.

In both directions, the W route is horrible, since it involves lots of traffic lights and relatively narrow high street roads through Sutton/Carshalton/Waddon, so no idea why it's shown as an option (it doesn't involve motorways, but I haven't ticked the "avoid highways" option, and even if I do I get given three entirely different routes - I guess A3 is considered a highway (is a three-lane dual-carriageway with national speedlimit).

Meh.
From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)10 Oct 2011 23:50
To: Mouse 16 of 20
I'm not really sure what mistake I'd report? That Maps / Navigation give conflicting primary routes?

But that's less a mistake and more that they haven't bothered to implement traffic awareness into the Maps route selection thing, so would be a feature request (as would the advanced traffic awareness thing).

So they'd no doubt just decide to ignore me. :(
From: Mouse11 Oct 2011 08:20
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) 17 of 20

They should incorporate traffic awareness, maybe they're not that confident in it yet.

 

They're fairly quick at fixing place names and locations after a report.

From: ANT_THOMAS11 Oct 2011 08:22
To: Mouse 18 of 20
They oddly updating streetview right outside my house recently. A few images down the road and it's 2009 and up the other end it's 2011. No idea why they didn't do the whole road, the old photos are pretty dark and grim, which to be honest is more representative of the weather round here!
From: Mouse11 Oct 2011 08:37
To: ANT_THOMAS 19 of 20
They probably wont be collecting payload data from open wifi spots this time though.
From: ANT_THOMAS11 Oct 2011 08:43
To: Mouse 20 of 20
Ha, and there's a few round here.